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for Solanum pseudocapsicum
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
[1913 Webster]
Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
({Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
Solanum+({Solanum+Pseudo-capsicum">species of Solanum ({Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides.
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
({Phlomis tuberosa).
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
({Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
madeira winter cherry \madeira winter cherry\ n. (Bot.)
A small South American shrub ({Solanum pseudocapsicum)
cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but
poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit.
Syn: Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry,
Solanum pseudocapsicum.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Solanum pseudocapsicum
n 1: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for
its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-
sized fruit [syn: Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry,
Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum]
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